retiredrafter
Southern New Mexico
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I just retured from a 3 month trip to the east coast from New Mexico.
The towing instructions on my CRV call for the radio accessory fuse to be pulled if towing long distances. This fuse is almost impossible to pull without a major operation that includes stranding on your head under the dash. Is there a product on the market that will make it possible to either extend the fuse or make it possible to switch it off and on without the major operation?
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Big Katuna
Deland, FL
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I have heard some people modify a fuse by wiring from an open fuse to another fuse and mount a toggle swich under the dash.
This must be for your NAV? I don't pull any fuses on my 07.
My Kharma ran over my Dogma.
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retiredrafter
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Big Katuna wrote:I have heard some people modify a fuse by wiring from an open fuse to another fuse and mount a toggle swich under the dash.
This must be for your NAV? I don't pull any fuses on my 07.
I have a 2008 CRV without NAV and believe me when I tell you that the radio acces. fuse needs to be pulled if traveling more than 300 miles in one stretch or day. When I travel with the brake buddy plugged into the cigerette lighter and the radio lcd acces. fuse plugged in, my battery WILL run down.
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jzick
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We have an 07 CRV w/NAV.When purchased, I called Honda tech for clarification of the fuse pulling issue - I agree, unless you have an agile youngster traveling with you it is almost impossible to pull.Honda advised that travel up to 8 hours would probably be OK without pulling the fuse.We have pulled the CRV(with Brake Buddy) about 5000 miles this year with no battery (or other) problems. When we start, I make certain that the NAV screen is off.We normally stop for comfort breaks each 2 hours or so. When we do, I start the car and let the engine run while we eat lunch, etc and then redo the transmission recirc,etc.After our last move (about 275 miles)battery charge level was about 88% using this technique.Safe travels.
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Big Katuna
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retiredrafter wrote:Big Katuna wrote:I have heard some people modify a fuse by wiring from an open fuse to another fuse and mount a toggle swich under the dash.
This must be for your NAV? I don't pull any fuses on my 07.
I have a 2008 CRV without NAV and believe me when I tell you that the radio acces. fuse needs to be pulled if traveling more than 300 miles in one stretch or day. When I travel with the brake buddy plugged into the cigerette lighter and the radio lcd acces. fuse plugged in, my battery WILL run down.
Must be the Brake Buddy. I tow our 07 CRV hundreds of miles (400-500) a day and no dead battery. I have a Ready Brute tow bar with built in surge brakes.
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studmuffin
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We have a 2008 CRV, no Nav system, with a Blue Ox tow bar and a Brake Buddy ( older style ). We have towed it about 4000 miles, so far, never pulled fuse, never ran battery down , and have gone up to 400-450 miles a day.
If the batt runs down, you left something on. You must shut off everything, Radio, AC, etc. The Muffin Man , lost in New Mexico, heading for Florida.
Jack, with Linda, the wonder navigator
2009 Mandalay 40 foot, quad slide, 425 Cummins
2008 Honda CRV , Blue Ox tow gear
2 mangey cats and a Sheltie ( Buddy, Sam, & Smokey )
Done fulltiming, nut still traveling
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